I have a B.S. degree in Therapeutic Recreation, and a B.F.A. degree in Painting and Printmaking. I started painting after I graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University's School of Art in Richmond, Virginia. I had a twenty year career as an oil painter on canvas. I had a gallery for seven years in Nags Head, North Carolina that handled my work, and also showed my paintings in diverse locations from North Carolina, Virginia, and Washington, D.C., to Arizona, Colorado, and South Carolina. I have also been in seven different juried shows in both museums and fine arts centers...more